Abstract: A method, system and computer-usable medium are disclosed for the transcoding of annotated text to speech and audio. Source text is parsed into spoken text passages and sound description passages. A speaker identity is determined for each spoken text passage and a sound element for each sound description passage. The speaker identities and sound elements are automatically referenced to a voice and sound effects schema. A voice effect is associated with each speaker identity and a sound effect with each sound element. Each spoken text passage is then annotated with the voice effect associated with its speaker identity and each sound description passage is annotated with the sound effect associated with its sound element. The resulting annotated spoken text and sound description passages are processed to generate output text operable to be transcoded to speech and audio.

Abstract: A method for policy-based program optimization of existing software code is performed where the code is segmented into code modules. The optimization is based on a performance policy that defines a target characteristic and a sacrificial characteristic relating to the existing software code and further defines an allowable degradation of the sacrificial characteristic resulting from optimization of the target characteristic. This method may include identifying code modules that contribute to suboptimal performance of the software code with respect to the target characteristic; identifying code transformations that increase performance of the suboptimal code modules with respect to the target characteristic; and optimizing the identified code modules by selectively applying the code transformations in accordance with the performance policy to increase performance of the software code with respect to the target characteristic.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method, system, and computer program product for the autonomic installation and configuration of an enterprise business process on-demand. The method comprises: providing a business process document for expressing the business process, wherein the business process comprises a plurality of components and a workflow; providing a plurality of installation documents, where each installation document describes an installation of a component of the business process; providing a mapping document for mapping each component of the business process to at least one of the installation documents describing the installation of that component; and provisioning the business process on-demand using the business process document, the installation documents, and the mapping document.

Abstract: A system, method and computer program product for determining policy follow-up action based on user-specified codes are set forth. When determining policy follow up action based upon user specified codes, a policy system receives function templates for permissible actions on a given resource type; each function template is annotated with indications of success and failure; the policy system performs an action on the resource; the policy system receives a status indication (or exception); the status indication is compared against the annotated function template; and, the policy system determines its next action based on that comparison.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a solution for managing policy artifacts using a configuration management database (CMDB). Policies can be associated with a number of information technology resources, such as servers, businesses applications and the like. The solution permits automatic tagging of the policies (auto-discovery) as they enter the CMDB. For example, when a policy is added, it can be compared against a set of tagging rules. Multiple rules can match a new policy, which results in multiple tags being added for the policy. The policy specific tags can be optionally indexed for faster searching. Once indexed, the CMDB can support policy and policy tag based queries. In one embodiment, policy artifacts can be manipulated within a CMDB tool in a manner consistent with how the CMDB tool handles configuration items (CIs).

Abstract: A system and method for language-agnostic policy management. At least one policy associated with an event occurrence is identified. At least one policy engine associated with the at least one policy is identified. The at least one policy is evaluated by a policy engine of the associated at least one policy engine.

Abstract: A configuration management database (CMDB) that associates a policy with a configuration item (CI) in the CMDB. The policy contains an “applies to” field and a “type descriptor”. When a relationship is created between the CI and a second CI in the CMDB, the policy is associated with the second CI.

Abstract: Services of a business process are selected for execution. Ontological data is read from a data source corresponding to sub-process sets of the business process. Each sub-process set comprises at least one service. A first ontological model is generated from the read ontological data. Performance characteristics are read for at least one service. Real time or near real time knowledge information is read regarding resources of a system for executing the business process. A modified ontological model is generated from the read performance characteristics and the real time or near real time system resource knowledge information.

Abstract: A method, an apparatus, and computer instructions are provided for automatic discovery and maintenance of business processes in Web services and enterprise development environments. A set of agents are deployed to a set of enterprise containers to collect user function calls and report events to a central business workflow language generator. An event handler collects the events reported and an event grouper groups the events into a single workflow activity. An event correlation engine correlates activities to business workflow language constructions by using a temporal condition handler and a collection counting handler. The temporal condition handler maps activities that are in sequence, in parallel, and are repetitive. The collection counting handler counts the number of times an event is handled. Events and Rules for these events are written on the system based on a variety of business constructs that are particular to given business process definition language.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method, system, and computer program product for the autonomic installation and configuration of an enterprise business process on-demand. The method comprises: providing a business process document for expressing the business process, wherein the business process comprises a plurality of components and a workflow; providing a plurality of installation documents, where each installation document describes an installation of a component of the business process; providing a mapping document for mapping each component of the business process to at least one of the installation documents describing the installation of that component; and provisioning the business process on-demand using the business process document, the installation documents, and the mapping document.

Abstract: A method, system and apparatus for autonomically configuring a virtual log. In accordance with the present invention, events flowing into the virtual log can be heuristically processed to determine if any events have been lost. When an event is considered to have been lost, the size of the log associated with the event can be increased. Also, the interval in which the virtual log interacts with the associated log can be decreased so as to ensure that the events will not continue to be lost. When a period of time has elapsed during which no events are heuristically determined to have been lost, either or both of the interval and associated log can be adjusted so as to increase the interval and decrease the size of the associated log.

Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for efficiently analyzing measurement data for business processes (for example, in a service provider environment). Business process-aware modules or “cubes” are created from the measurement data, using features of a spatially-enabled database system. A “drill-down” approach is provided for investigating underlying information for a cube (including lower-level linked cubes). Data types other than cubes, such as planes from which a cube is constructed, may also be analyzed. The disclosed techniques may be used to provide autonomic systems, which are self-aware, at a business process level. That is, based on results of analyzing data represented by a cube, autonomic adjustments may be made. In a service provider environment, the analysis and/or the autonomic adjustments may be directed toward enabling the service provider to avoid jeopardizing commitments in service level agreements (and the revenue loss that may result when the commitments are not met).

Abstract: A method, system, and computer program product for the automatic detection and fixing of security vulnerabilities in both individual software components and across complex, multi-component software solutions. The architecture of the software solution to be monitored is analyzed prior to its being monitored. Data derived from the analysis is used to proactively identify possible ways to attack the software solution. The software solution being monitored and the system on which it runs is periodically scanned, and attacks on it are attempted. A list of possible attacks is continuously updated, for example, in a manner similar to virus signatures provided by virus security companies, and a log is generated describing which attacks were successful and which ones failed.